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Anthony; Sorry for the blank message I sent you a moment ago. It's late and MSOutlook frequently gets the better of me late in the day. As to your reminder about notifying the British Library when changing a BL heading in a name authority record, might I ask why we are expected to do this when they are not expected to reciprocate? My job would be made a lot easier if the British Library were a little more cooperative--for instance printing Cataloging IN Publication IN the book--so I'm moved to ask the impolitic question above. Even making their catalog available for easy perusal would help. Also, the directive instructs us to notify them *prior* to making the change. Is my cataloging then supposed to sit around the office gathering electronic moss while they decide whether or not the change can be made? In other words, am I seeking their permission or just notifying them? Your guidance on these matters would be very much appreciated. Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:[log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Antony Robert David Franks [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:27 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Revisions to BL Contributed Headings At the request of the British Library, the Coop Team reminds NACO members to please adhere to the section of Z1 (the yellow pages), 1XX, p. 1, relating to revision of name authority records contributed by the British Library. In short, please remember to inform the British Library, through the e-mail address listed [log in to unmask], of changes made to headings (1XXs only) contributed by the BL (040 $a Uk $b eng $c Uk) The British Library are currently in the process of data migration preparatory to the implementation of their new system. At the same time, they are delinking their catalogue from the BLNAL and testing linkage with the NACO Authority File. Failure by NACO members to follow the procedures outlined in Z1 (the yellow pages) make these actions on the part of the BL even more difficult than can be exected of a "normal" implementation. Anthony R.D. Franks Cooperative Cataloging Program Specialist Library of Congress 202-707-2822 (voice) 202-252-2082 (fax)